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Children who are adjudicated delinquent are required to pay fines and court costs. All children adjudicated delinquent or subject to a consent decree owe $25 to the Victim Compensation Fund and $23.50 to the Judicial Computer Fund, regardless of whether the offense would be a misdemeanor or a felony if committed by an adult. Depending on the offense, the jurisdiction and the legal circumstances, adjudicated youth may be required to pay fines and restitution. For example:

In some jurisdictions, the child adjudicated delinquent may be required to personally pay the fines, instead of the parents.

Children may be required to pay victims for damages and out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a result of delinquent conduct, including insurance deductibles, property damages, and the value of stolen items.

Unpaid fines and restitution may be ordered by the court, converted into a judgment, and could ultimately damage the child's credit.

Some jurisdictions allow the judge to waive court fees due to undue hardship.

Whenever appropriate, it is the responsibility of the defense attorney to argue that a child does not have the ability to pay a fine or restitution due to age or financial circumstance.

Children who have been adjudicated delinquent of certain offenses in Pennsylvania cannot possess or use, or obtain a license to possess or use a firearm when they are otherwise legally permitted to do so.

A delinquency adjudication may affect an application for military service follows:

A delinquency adjudication is considered a conviction for a criminal offense under Army regulations.

The Air Force, Navy, and Marines examine delinquency adjudications on a case-by-case basis.

Military recruiters frequently assist young recruits in getting their juvenile records expunged if those records are not lengthy and the juvenile offenses are not extremely serious. Those convicted of felonies are not eligible for the military without special approval from the Secretary of Defense.

In Pennsylvania, and many other states, children adjudicated delinquent of felony offenses, or the misdemeanor offenses of luring a child into a motor vehicle (M1), indecent assault (M1), or any attempt to commit these offenses, are required to submit a DNA sample.

In Pennsylvania, driving privileges will be suspended for periods ranging from 90 days to three years for a variety of delinquency adjudications, including:

Purchasing, drinking, possessing alcoholic beverages

Carrying false identification

Racing

Careless driving

Driving to avoid arrest

Homicide by vehicle or homicide by vehicle while diving under the influence

Terroristic threats on school property

Possession, sale or delivery of a controlled substance

Juvenile adjudications of delinquency for driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol result in mandatory license suspension. In addition, the use of alcohol or a controlled substance to a degree that renders the user incapable of safe driving may result in limited or long - term ineligibility for a driver's license. Notably, a truancy finding in violation of Pennsylvania's compulsory attendance requirements also subjects youth to temporary license suspension or temporary ineligibility for driving permit.

Most other states have similar limitations on driving privileges for these types of delinquency adjudications.